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Osi Osgood
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Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted July 19, 2013 12:37 PM
It's literally emblematic of the U'S's downfall as a power broker in the world (well, I'm sure some nations would yell "yay!" at that) ...
We've been out-sourcing job after job for decades and have been bringing in import after import, made for less, sold for less and that didn't help the US auto industry or otherwise.
There was a time when "Made in the USA" meant something, but even the totally American brand names, "G.E" and such are quite often products made in china, with a U'S' label stuck on them.
Of course, this is not true of just the U.S. but sad, all the same.
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Paul Adsett
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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted July 19, 2013 01:32 PM
50 years ago the USA was the world leader in so many areas. Just look at electronics for example. Remember Zenith, Sylvania, RCA, Westinghouse, Ampex, Polaroid? RCA was years ahead of the world in broadcast color TV. Zenith invented the black matrix TV cathode ray tube, and the first ever TV remote. Sylvania invented the compact flash bulb and flash cubes. Ampex invented the first video recorder. All gone, sold out to the Japanese and Chinese. I read yesterday that the future of television is gong to be OLED displays (Organic LED). Guess who did a lot of the ground breaking work on OLEDS more than 30 years ago? Eastman Kodak. All patents now sold off.
I remember when I worked for Litton Electron Device Division in Williamsport Pa back in the 1970's. One day an entourage of Japanese business men and Engineers visited our plant to study all our manufacturing techniques and designs for microwave ovens. Litton were world leaders in microwave technology at that time. We were told to tell them everything they wanted to know. Now today, all commercial microwave magnetrons and ovens are made in the far east and none in the USA, and Litton is no more.
I challenge anyone to go into any store in the USA and find anything that was genuinely manufactured in the USA, not just rebadged with honorable names like RCA, Sylvanai or Bell and Howell. I bought some Rockport shoes recently. You know, the legendary shoe company in Rockport Maine. Guess what, inside the shoe it said 'Made in Indonesia"!
The bottom line is that US business's have sold out the farm for big short term profits. Now there is no going back. We are becoming a nation of paper pushers, and no nation can survive for long with no manufacturing base.
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Hugh Thompson Scott
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Posts: 3063
From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted July 19, 2013 05:50 PM
America,for all it's faults, and every country has them, is a nation
that should be very proud of it's achievements.The American people are known to be very generous, and of late, like other
countries, have been given a raw deal by the movers and shakers.
A nation like the USA, rich in resources and innovation, will regain
it's place, but like the UK,It'll have to start using the wealth of skills
in it's own shores,making stuff for export,rather than importing
from China. Charity gentlemen begins at home, you can't be
expected to fix your neighbours house until your own is in repair.I just hope there's light at the end of the tunnel soon,
everyone, keep your eyes peeled for a tunnel!
PS. i still think the B&H to be the gentlest projector ever made.
As a PPS, one of the most moving tales I EVER read on this forum, concerned the late Father of David M. Bellew, this was
recounted in the thread on drive in cinemas, this man, as David
told us, came from his place of work totally knackered (worn out), all he wanted to do was go to bed, his children wanted to
go see a movie, so he cleans himself up and takes his family to
see their film.The poor man slept through it he was so tired.
Fathers like Mr Bellew, are true Gems, and when I read this posting from David some weeks ago, I had tears in my eyes, I
was choked, indeed, read the lads post. My point is this, that man was a supreme example of the hardworking American
father.Now those same chaps, wouldn't have a job! The same
tale no doubt for all those people in Detroit.There is something wrong with economics somewhere when a Great City like Detroit
is bankrupt, and it isn't the working mans fault.
PPPS. I still hate Google!
[ July 19, 2013, 07:19 PM: Message edited by: Hugh Thompson Scott ]
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